SOUTH AMERICA II (CHAPTER 5: 251-277). REGIONS OF THE REALM Brazil Caribbean North Colombia ...

SOUTH AMERICA II(CHAPTER 5: 251-277)

REGIONS OF THE REALM

Brazil

Caribbean NorthColombiaVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFrench Guiana

Southern ConeArgentinaChileUruguayParaguay

Andean WestPeruEcuadorBolivia

BRAZIL

South America’s Giant

World rankings

Population size - 5th

Territory - 5th

Economy - 8th

Industrial base - 8th

BRAZIL

CONTAINS HALF THE CONTINENT’S LAND AND PEOPLE

A FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF 26 STATES ETHNIC DIVERSITY - MIXTURE OF EUROPEAN,

AFRICAN, AND AMERINDIAN PEOPLES PORTUGUESE - SPEAKING & ROMAN

CATHOLIC ADHERENTS SUBSTANTIAL MINERAL RESOURCES: IRON,

ALUMINUM ORE, MANGANESE, OIL, AND GAS

A Two Class System?

GNP per capita-$4,630Largest income gap in the realm Wealthiest 10% of the population...

own 2/3 of the land control over 50% of the country’s wealth

Poverty has increased by 50% since 1980

BRAZIL(CONTINUED)

GREAT CITIES RIO DE JANEIRO - CULTURAL FOCUS SAO PAULO - INDUSTRIAL HUB BRASILIA - A “FORWARD CAPITAL”

DEVELOPING THE AMAZON “GROWTH POLE” CONCEPT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

FORWARD CAPITAL

CAPITAL CITY POSITIONED IN A CONTESTED OR POTENTIALLY CONTESTED TERRITORY

USUALLY NEAR AN INTERNATIONAL BORDER CONFIRMS THE STATE’S DETERMINATION TO

MAINTAIN ITS PRESENCE IN THE TERRITORY UNDER CONTENTION ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN BRASILIA, BRAZIL (INTERNAL FRONTIER –

“GROWTH POLE CONCEPT”)

Is the capital city positioned in a contested or potentially contested territory?

Is it near an international border?

Does it confirm the state’s intent to maintain its presence in the territory under contention?

FORWARD CAPITAL - BRASILIA

GROWTH POLE THEORY

AIMS TO PROMOTE GROWTH IN THE HINTERLANDS

AUGMENTED BY INVESTMENT SUPPORT IN AN ATTEMPT TO SPREAD ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND BENEFITS CREATE JOBS IN DEPRESSED AREAS REDUCE UNEVEN CONCENTRATIONS OF WEALTH DECENTRALIZE INDUSTRY

SETS OFF “RIPPLES” OF DEVELOPMENT

Sao Paulo

Status of separate state because of its success

Leading industrial producer

Agricultural production and expansion coffee orange juice soybeans

Sao Paulo24%

All Others76%

Sao Paulo3%

All Others97%

Sao Paulo

45%All Others

55%

Sao Paulo43%

All Others57%

TOTAL LAND AREA

POPULATION

GDP

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT

Fazendasrevenues

Immigrationskilled labor

Relative location ores from Minas Gerais

hydroelectric power

port of Santos

SAO PAULO’S SUCCESS STORY

THE NORTH (CARIBBEAN SOUTH AMERICA) VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA, GUYANA,

SURINAME, FRENCH GUIANA REGIONAL CHARACTER: COASTAL

LOCATIONS, EARLY EUROPEAN PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT, FORCED MIGRATION OF BLACK LABORERS

VENEZUELA - 25.2 MILLION PEOPLE OIL FROM LAKE MARACAIBO IS CHIEF

RESOURCE CARACUS & VALENCIA - KEY CITIES

CARIBBEAN SOUTH AMERICA(CONTINUED)

COLOMBIA - 41.6 MILLION PEOPLE COFFEE, OIL & COAL - MAJOR EXPORTS COCAINE - LEADING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TORN BY INTERNAL VIOLENCE BOGOTA & MEDELLIN - KEY CITIES

THE GUIANAS (FRENCH GUIANA, GUYANA, SURINAME) - POPULATIONS< 1.5 MILLION ETHNICALLY DIVERSE POVERTY STRICKEN FACE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS

THE NORTH (CARIBBEAN SOUTH AMERICA)

THE WEST(ANDEAN SOUTH AMERICA)

PERU, ECUADOR, BOLIVIA

REGIONAL CHARACTER: AMERINDIAN POPULATIONS, SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE, MOUNTAINOUS ENVIRONMENTS, POVERTY

PERU - 28.3 MILLION PEOPLE LIMA IS ITS PRIMATE CITY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES - FISHING, IRRIGATED

AGRICULTURE, SUGAR, COTTON, RICE, FRUIT, OIL, MINERALS (AN EMERGING ECONOMY!)

ANDEAN SOUTH AMERICA(CONTINUED)

ECUADOR - 13.1 MILLION PEOPLE MAIN EXPORTS: OIL, COFFEE, CACAO,

BANANAS GUAYAQUIL - LARGEST CITY AND

COMMERCIAL CENTER QUITO - CAPITAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

CENTER BOLIVIA - 8.6 MILLION PEOPLE (DISPERSED)

LANDLOCKED MAIN EXPORTS: TIN AND ZINC

THE WEST(ANDEAN

SOUTH AMERICA)

THE SOUTH(MID-LATITUDE SOUTH AMERICA)

THE SOUTHERN CONE: ARGENTINA, CHILE, PARAGUAY, URUGUAY

HEART OF EUROPEAN-COMMERCIAL CULTURE SPHERE

ARGENTINA - 37.8 MILLION PEOPLE 90% URBANIZED, PERIPHERAL BUENOS AIRES (12.9 MILLION) - A CLASSIC

PRIMATE CITY EXPORTS: CEREALS, MEATS, VEGETABLE OILS

THE SOUTH:MID-LATITUDE SOUTH AMERICA (CONTINUED)

URUGUAY - 3.3 MILLION PEOPLE MONTEVIDEO - CLASSIC PRIMATE CITY MOST EUROPEAN OF SOUTH AMERICAN

COUNTRIES EXPORTS: HIDES, MEATS,TEXTILES

PARAGUAY - 5.8 MILLION 95% MESTIZO LANDLOCKED LOCATION

CHILE- AN “ELONGATED STATE” EXPORTS: COPPER AND NITRATES

THE SOUTH(SOUTHERN CONE)

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